General Surgery Risk Reduction

1. Introduction
Brendon J. Coventry

2. General Perioperative Complications
Brendon J. Coventry, Martin Bruening, Robert Whitfield, Jonathan Yong

3. Surgical Infection
Matthias Maiwald, Andreas F. Widmer, David Shaw, Brendon J. Coventry

4. Preoperative Risk Assessment and Intraoperative Monitoring
Catherine Gibb, W. John Russell, Brendon J. Coventry

5. Anesthesia Complications
W. John Russell, Alan A. Aitkenhead, Brendon J. Coventry

6. Intensive Care Complications
Owen Roodenburg, Robert Young, Brendon J. Coventry

7. Acute Perioperative Pain: Mechanisms and Management
Michael J. Cousins, Johann Emmanuel, Brendon J. Coventry

8. Systems, Safety, and Quality: Harm, Error, and Litigation
William B. Runciman, Brendon J. Coventry

9. Risk Management and Human Factors
Matthew Thomas, Ian C. Phillips, Brendon J. Coventry

10. Medicolegal Risk Management in Surgery
Michael Gorton, Mark Johns, Brendon J. Coventry

11. Evaluation of Surgical Safety and Efficacy
Guy J. Maddern, Prema Thavaneswaran, Brendon J. Coventry

12. Accreditation, Credentialing, Scope of Practice, and Outcome Evaluation
Brendon J. Coventry, Clifford Hughes, Richenda Webb

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgery